Chapter 412: Face to face
Half an hour later, Zeng Rong changed into a cotton shirt and pants, wore a pair of light cloth shoes on her feet, and her hair was simply combed with a ribbon.
Originally, she brought a eunuch suit with her, but Zheng Jiao didn't have suitable travel clothes, so Zeng Rong gave her that one.
Therefore, when the two of them walked hand in hand in front of everyone, Zhu Wu glanced up and down with disgust, and his eyes fell on Zeng Rong, "Sure enough, she was born as a village girl, and she can't get rid of this village spirit." ”
Zhu Hengwen smiled, he had seen all kinds of Zeng Rong, little village girls, little eunuchs, rich little boys, little maids, rich ladies, little palace maids, female officials, it can be said that one person has a thousand faces, and all of them are interesting.
In short, as long as it's her, no matter what.
"When you go back to the emperor, it's not right to judge people by their appearance, and the lower officials are called not forgetting their roots. Besides, we're going on a safari today, so is it appropriate to dress up like that? I didn't see that Zheng Cairen had become little eunuchs. Zeng Rong pushed Zheng Jiao, who was squeaking on the side, in front of the emperor.
"Just you talk a lot." Zhu Xu's gaze swept over Zheng Jiao again and did not comment.
"Hehe, if you don't say it, you don't say it, Your Royal Highness doesn't like to say it, Zheng Cairen is too timid to say it, everyone is so bored." Zeng Rong saw that Zheng Jiao was uncomfortable, so he had to grin again and take the words.
Zhu Xu glared at her, flicked his sleeves, and took the lead and walked out.
Everyone followed the emperor, went out of Ningyuan to the dock and got on the boat, out of the island still changed to a carriage, this time Zeng Rong and Zheng Jiao a carriage, Zhu Xu took Zhu Heng a carriage, and it was a meal, the carriage stopped, it was the grassland that I saw when I first entered the enclosure yesterday.
This grassland occupies a large area, bordered by a jungle on one side, a swamp on the other, and a lake on the other, which is crescent-shaped, and a swamp on the other.
Because it was summer, it was the time when the green grass was green, and from afar, Zeng Rong saw countless unknown wildflowers swaying in the wind, and there were also many horses, cattle and sheep lying or standing leisurely, and farther away, there were all kinds of birds or birds that Zeng Rong saw yesterday, some of them spread their wings and flew high, some hovered at low altitudes, and some wandered in the water, and more stayed in the swamp, nesting leisurely.
Stepping into the grass, Zeng Rong knew that the grass on the grassland was not even higher than her calves or even her knees, there were not only a large number of mushrooms in the grass, but also hares and pheasants from time to time, and occasionally a few elk ran out of the woods to graze, and when they saw the sudden extra crowd, they ran back to the jungle quickly.
Zeng Rong walked beside Zhu Heng, holding his bow and arrow in his hand, and saw a hare rushing out, he couldn't wait to pull the bow and arrow to try his skills, but unfortunately before she could pull the bow away, the hare had already disappeared into the grass, but he also shot the arrow twice, but unfortunately, even the shadow of the rabbit was not shot, because the arrow only flew out less than two or three zhang away, in exchange for Zheng Jiao's good ridicule and the emperor's contemptuous cold eyes.
"What are you laughing at, you have the ability to hunt things before I take them." Zeng Rong handed the bow and arrow to Zheng Jiao.
Zheng Jiao waved her hand, covered her mouth and chuckled: "I am self-aware." ”
"Give it to me, I'll try." Zhu Heng stretched out his hand to Zeng Rong.
He had been hunting a few times before, and had once shot an elk, but when he saw the tears in the eyes of the injured elk, he couldn't bear it anymore, and ordered the elk to be brought back to heal and sent back.
Zhu Xu was slightly surprised when he saw that Zhu Heng really took a bow and shot arrows, and stood still, wanting to see if this son could really shoot the prey.
The last time he and Qian Yi went to Cining Palace to visit his mother, he saw Zhu Heng practicing archery once, and at that time he shot more than ten arrows but failed to hit the target.
This son is finally willing to get out of the shackles, face the status quo, and move forward bravely, what is even more rare is that now he is no longer as resistant as before, and the father and son can communicate normally, and he finally reacquaints himself with this son and sees how good his son is.
Because Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Heng and remembered the past, he realized that his son had shot the arrow when he heard a cheer, and as the two eunuchs ran over and took out a pheasant that was still fluttering from the grass, Zhu Xu was first surprised, and then looked at his son with more indescribable emotions.
This son's perseverance is beyond his imagination, and his vision and pattern are not to be said, but unfortunately, he was delayed by these legs, otherwise, he would be a good seedling.
Zeng Rong saw the dark waves surging in the emperor's eyes, and he didn't know whether it was good or bad, so he hurriedly asked loudly: "Second Highness, the lower officials didn't see a pheasant infested, how did you shoot it?" ”
"One is to be fast, the other is to be accurate, girls don't have to learn this." Zhu Heng smiled.
"Yes, it seems that Wu'er has really learned the trick of hunting." Zhu Wu strode over, picked up Zhu Heng's palm and touched it, sure enough, there were a lot of old and new calluses, and he knew that he had suffered a lot without asking.
"Actually, you don't have to learn it." Zhu Wu said distressedly.
Zhu Heng smiled faintly, "Back to my father, my sons are studying for physical fitness." ”
Zhu Wu thought that it was the imperial doctor who confessed, but he didn't say anything, took the bow and arrow in Zhu Heng's hand and tried his arm strength, but it happened that a pheasant also came out, and Zhu Wu aimed at the other party and shot the arrow.
This arrow also hit the rabbit, and seeing the guards bring the pheasant over, Zeng Rong also smiled and flattered a few words.
Zhu Wu didn't answer, nor did he give Zeng Rong a look, he took the reins from the guards, what he liked was riding and shooting, and hunting medium prey such as deer, wild yellow sheep, robes, raccoon dogs, wolves, etc., not pheasants.
Zhu Xu rode away, several guards also followed the horse, Zheng Jiao stayed, and picked up mushrooms and wild eggs with Zeng Rong, Zeng Rong also picked a lot of wild flowers and made a wreath for himself and Zheng Jiao to protect from the sun, and the two laughed and laughed again.
Zhu Heng has been following not far away, sometimes pulling his bow and shooting a few arrows, sometimes hitting and sometimes missing.
Zhu Xu rode around and came back, and also shot a pheasant and two rabbits, which was boring and wanted to go around the jungle.
When Zheng Jiao saw it, she dared to say that she wanted to follow, she had never ridden a horse, and wanted the emperor to take her.
Zhu Xu glanced at Zeng Rong, and then at Zhu Heng, who was a few feet away from Zeng Rong, and finally stretched out his hand to Zheng Jiao and ran towards the jungle with Zheng Jiao.
On horseback, Zhu Xu asked Zheng Jiao what she and Zeng Rong talked about, Zheng Jiao had told the truth, it was just the girl's nonsense, and nothing else was involved.
However, Zheng Jiao mentioned that the Queen Mother summoned Zeng Rong last night, blaming her for not asking the emperor to meet Zheng Jiao, let alone encouraging Zhu Heng not to get married.
Zhu Xu listened to it for a while without squeaking.